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'Gangnam Style' welcome at Asiad met by 'Pyongyang Style' silence
AFP, Published on 18/09/2014
» INCHEON (SOUTH KOREA) - North Korea were welcomed to the Asian Games on Thursday to the strains of "Gangnam Style", their athletes and officials gave...
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China's tennis star Li Na set to retire
AFP, Published on 18/09/2014
» WUHAN (CHINA) - China's two-time Grand Slam-winner Li Na is poised to retire, state media reported Thursday, in a move which would bring down the curtains on...
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Henry says defeat good for All Blacks
AFP, Published on 18/09/2014
» WELLINGTON - New Zealand's World Cup-winning former coach Graham Henry has expressed concerns about the All Blacks' long unbeaten streak and suggested Thursday...
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Early exit for Swiss dream team Hingis, Bencic
AFP, Published on 18/09/2014
» TOKYO - Former world number one Martina Hingis and rising star Belinda Bencic ended their first time together as a dream doubles team for Switzerland in the Pan...
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Australia reveals 12 asylum-seeker boats turned away
AFP, Published on 18/09/2014
» SYDNEY - Australia on Thursday revealed it has turned back 12 asylum-seeker boats and prevented 45 more from leaving port as it lifted the veil of secrecy over...
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China state media urges clarity on Iceland envoy spy rumour
AFP, Published on 18/09/2014
» BEIJING - A state-run Chinese newspaper on Thursday called on Beijing to clarify rumours that its ambassador to Iceland has been held for leaking intelligence...
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Train derails in Songkhla
Online Reporters, Published on 18/09/2014
» A Sungai Kolok-Nakhon Si Thammarat train derailed in Songkhla province on Thursday afternoon but no one was injured.
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European stocks edge up but hang on Scotland vote
AFP, Published on 18/09/2014
» LONDON - Europe's stock markets edged higher at the start of trading on Thursday, with all eyes on Scotland's independence referendum, and after Fed-inspired...
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Royal and Ancient Golf Club to allow women members
AFP, Published on 18/09/2014
» The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews on Thursday voted to allow women members for the first time in its 260-year history.
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Murray boosts Scottish 'Yes' campaign
AFP, Published on 18/09/2014
» Scottish tennis star Andy Murray broke his silence over the independence referendum on Thursday by appearing to lend last-minute support to the "Yes"...